Alabama track & field adds 19 to roster with 2014 recruiting class

University of Alabama head coach Dan Waters announced Thursday that 19 student-athletes will join the Crimson Tide track and field program for the 2014-15 season.

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University of Alabama head coach Dan Waters announced Thursday that 19 student-athletes will join the Crimson Tide track and field program for the 2014-15 season. Among the signees are nine recruits on the women’s side and 10 newcomers to the men’s squad.The men’s class features several of the nation’s top athletes led by sprinter Ahmed Ali of Houston, Texas, via South Plains College; sprinter/hurdler Tony Brown II from Beaumont, Texas; sprinter Steven Gayle from The Bronx, N.Y., via South Plains College; sprinter/hurdler and UA football signee Marlon Humphrey of Hoover; and thrower Daniel Haugh from Marietta, Ga.The women’s class features one of the top international throws athletes in Danni McConnell of Hobart, Australia; thrower Haley Teel of Portland, Texas; distance athletes Carolina Barlow of Naples, Fla., and Emily Edwards of Fort Myers, Fla.; and distance athlete Veronica Lyle of Trussville.